Ted_Bell
02-20-2005, 10:10 PM
While one good guy trys to make things better, others are at work trying to make things worse. Here are some of the gun bills fighting for attention:
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_88&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
AB 88, as introduced, Koretz. Assault Weapons.
Existing law provides penalties for violations of specified
provisions involving assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles, as
specified.
This bill would provide that with regard to specified prohibited
conduct, there would be a separate and distinct offense for each
assault weapon, .50 BMG rifle, or frame or receiver.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_98&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
AB 98, as introduced, Cohn. Firearms.
(1) Existing law generally makes it a crime to carry a concealed
handgun.
This bill would repeal those provisions and establish the new
crime of unlawfully carrying a handgun, as specified. The bill would
make it a crime to carry a handgun in a vehicle or upon one's
person, subject to exceptions, regardless of whether the handgun was
concealed. The bill would also provide additional exceptions to the
provisions establishing the crime. The bill would provide that
unlawfully carrying a handgun is punishable by imprisonment in a
county jail not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed $1,000,
or by both that imprisonment and fine, as specified. The bill would
also provide that the offense would be punishable as a felony if
certain circumstances exist, as specified. The bill would further
provide that in certain instances the penalty imposed would be by
imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail
not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by both
that fine and imprisonment, as specified. The bill would require
courts not imposing the 3-month minimum sentence to specify its
rationale, as specified.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_352&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
AB 352, as introduced, Koretz. Firearms: microstamping.
Existing law defines unsafe handguns as failing to pass certain
tests, or lacking certain features, as specified.
This bill would, commencing January 1, 2007, expand the definition
of unsafe handgun to include semiautomatic pistols that are not
designed and equipped with a microscopic array of characters, that
identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol, etched
into the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol,
and which are transferred by imprinting on each cartridge case when
the firearm is fired.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_48&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
SB 48, as introduced, Scott. Ammunition.
Existing law makes it an offense for any person, corporation, or
dealer to sell ammunition or reloaded ammunition to a person, knowing
that person to be under 18 years of age, or to sell ammunition or
reloaded ammunition designed and intended for use in a handgun to a
person, knowing that person to be under 21 years of age. Existing law
also establishes an affirmative defense to the offense if, among
other things, the seller relied upon bona fide evidence of majority
and identity, as defined.
This bill would remove the element of "knowing the person to be
under the age" of 18 or 21 years of age, as applicable, from the
definition of the offense. The bill would require reasonable reliance
upon bona fide evidence of majority and identity, as defined, in
order for the affirmative defense to apply.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_532&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
SB 532, as introduced, Torlakson. BB devices.
Except as otherwise authorized by law, any person who willfully
discharges a firearm in a grossly negligent manner that could result
in injury or death to a person is guilty of a public offense
punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year,
or by imprisonment in the state prison.
This bill would expand the scope of that offense to include a BB
device, as defined.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_88&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
AB 88, as introduced, Koretz. Assault Weapons.
Existing law provides penalties for violations of specified
provisions involving assault weapons and .50 BMG rifles, as
specified.
This bill would provide that with regard to specified prohibited
conduct, there would be a separate and distinct offense for each
assault weapon, .50 BMG rifle, or frame or receiver.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_98&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
AB 98, as introduced, Cohn. Firearms.
(1) Existing law generally makes it a crime to carry a concealed
handgun.
This bill would repeal those provisions and establish the new
crime of unlawfully carrying a handgun, as specified. The bill would
make it a crime to carry a handgun in a vehicle or upon one's
person, subject to exceptions, regardless of whether the handgun was
concealed. The bill would also provide additional exceptions to the
provisions establishing the crime. The bill would provide that
unlawfully carrying a handgun is punishable by imprisonment in a
county jail not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed $1,000,
or by both that imprisonment and fine, as specified. The bill would
also provide that the offense would be punishable as a felony if
certain circumstances exist, as specified. The bill would further
provide that in certain instances the penalty imposed would be by
imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county jail
not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed $1,000, or by both
that fine and imprisonment, as specified. The bill would require
courts not imposing the 3-month minimum sentence to specify its
rationale, as specified.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_352&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
AB 352, as introduced, Koretz. Firearms: microstamping.
Existing law defines unsafe handguns as failing to pass certain
tests, or lacking certain features, as specified.
This bill would, commencing January 1, 2007, expand the definition
of unsafe handgun to include semiautomatic pistols that are not
designed and equipped with a microscopic array of characters, that
identify the make, model, and serial number of the pistol, etched
into the interior surface or internal working parts of the pistol,
and which are transferred by imprinting on each cartridge case when
the firearm is fired.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_48&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
SB 48, as introduced, Scott. Ammunition.
Existing law makes it an offense for any person, corporation, or
dealer to sell ammunition or reloaded ammunition to a person, knowing
that person to be under 18 years of age, or to sell ammunition or
reloaded ammunition designed and intended for use in a handgun to a
person, knowing that person to be under 21 years of age. Existing law
also establishes an affirmative defense to the offense if, among
other things, the seller relied upon bona fide evidence of majority
and identity, as defined.
This bill would remove the element of "knowing the person to be
under the age" of 18 or 21 years of age, as applicable, from the
definition of the offense. The bill would require reasonable reliance
upon bona fide evidence of majority and identity, as defined, in
order for the affirmative defense to apply.
http://info.sen.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=sb_532&sess=CUR&house=B&site=sen
SB 532, as introduced, Torlakson. BB devices.
Except as otherwise authorized by law, any person who willfully
discharges a firearm in a grossly negligent manner that could result
in injury or death to a person is guilty of a public offense
punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year,
or by imprisonment in the state prison.
This bill would expand the scope of that offense to include a BB
device, as defined.